IT Glue allows searching for organizations, passwords, etc. without having to leave what you're working on - just press 'Q'. This article will explain the ins and outs of how to search in IT Glue - one of our core features!
Button and keyboard shortcuts
To invoke Quick Search, press 'Q' or '/', or click the Quick Search button at the top of the browser window. When in an organization, Quick Search will default to the current organization. Type the name of an asset (configuration, contact, password, etc.) or organization, and choose from the list of results.
When in the Organizations list, Quick Search will default to a global search (all organizations).
After invoking Quick Search from within an organization, you can optionally press 'Option/Alt - G' while Quick Search is open to expand your search context to all organizations.
When in the Organizations list, Quick Search will default to a global search (all organizations).
Or, you can click on the new Quick Search button in the top menu bar.
You can also launch a search for a specific asset type by pressing one of the keys below.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Global Search | Q or / |
| Configurations | C |
| Contacts | T |
| Documents | D |
| Domains | W |
| Flexible Assets | F |
| Locations | L |
| Organizations | O |
| Passwords | P |
| SSL Certificates | S |
| Organization or Global Search | Q |
Your favorite organizations will be displayed in the results automatically upon launching an organization search.
Search result asset preview
Using the IT Glue Quick Search feature, you can now see a preview of all results returned without having to navigate to the specific record. Previews are snapshots of results that pop up on the right side of the results, as shown below.
This feature currently lets you preview documents, configurations, passwords, locations, contacts, and flexible assets in the IT Glue web app only, but will be available for other asset types.
To use this feature, press a quick search shortcut (e.g. "Q") and search for one of the asset types listed above. Depending on where you hover your mouse, you can scroll each panel independently. In addition to previewing a result, you can also show or copy a password without having to click on it.
Additional Quick Search navigation
There are also quite a few shortcuts that apply to Quick Search itself.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
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Navigate search results |
Up/Down Arrows |
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Open the highlighted result in the current tab |
Enter |
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Open the highlighted result in a new tab in the background (leave search open in the current tab) |
Ctrl + Enter (Windows) Cmd + Enter (Mac) |
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Open one result at a time in a new tab in the background (leave search open in the current tab) |
Ctrl + Click (Windows) Cmd + Click (Mac) |
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Cycle the search scope forward through the different asset types |
Tab (Shift + Tab reverses direction) |
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Toggle the search scope between the current organization and all organizations |
Alt + G (Windows) Option+ G (Mac) |
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Display keyboard shortcuts |
Alt + / (Windows) Option + / (Mac) |
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Clear text in the search input/Exit current context |
Escape |
Search from any webpage
The IT Glue Chrome Extension enables searching IT Glue from any open webpage using the Q shortcut. For more information on how to set up the Chrome Extension, see Quick guide for the IT Glue Chrome Extension.
To see how to use Quick Search using the Chrome Extension, see Using IT Glue Quick Search for Chrome Extension.
Attachment Search
Attachments can now be searched by file name from Quick Search. Clicking on the attachment will open the document / asset it is attached to.
Show recently viewed items (global shortcut)
Use the . (period) shortcut to quickly open and close the recently viewed items menu. The shortcut opens a drop-down menu that shows you the last nine items you viewed. Click on an item or press the number that's displayed to the right of an item to be taken to one of the pages you want to revisit.
Filter for Flags Via Quick Search
You can filter for flagged documents without having to leave what you are working on. Simply launch our Quick Search and type in “Flag:” and then the flag type you’re looking for. To learn how to filter for flags, see our Flags article.